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Meet the Admissions Team

Meet the Staff

  • Dave Burke
    Director of Undergraduate Admissions
    Dave Burke is the director of undergraduate admission, so he is the main man! He keeps everything running smoothly, makes all of the tough decisions, stays very busy with meetings, and reviews hundreds of files over a semester. Dave has been involved in every aspect of admissions for the last ten years. He knows the answers to all of those difficult admissions questions. We depend on him and you can too!
  • Kimberley Wiedefeld
    Associate Director of Undergraduate Admissions
    In the past, Kimberley served Undergraduate Admissions as a counselor and is now the associate director. The director and the counselors rely on her for professional input, guidance, and advice. She always listens with an ear toward team improvement and harmony. She brings energy, knowledge, and a good sense of humor to the office, not to mention some really great banana bread.
  • Jackson Stava
    Assistant Director of Undergraduate Admissions; Athletics Liaison

    Jstava@apu.edu

    A valuable leader in the admissions office, Jackson provides support and training to both our counseling team and our staff of interns. In addition to his responsibilities as assistant director, Jackson also works closely with recruited student athletes throughout their enrollment process at APU. Feel free to test Jackson’s knowledge of sports, music, or the culinary arts; you’re not likely to stump this Renaissance man.

  • Joyce Richardson
    Administrative Assistant
    Joyce Richardson is the administrative assistant to the director of undergraduate admissions. She works closely with the director managing his schedule, arranging appointments and meetings, compiling statistics, tracking the budget, running interference, and, in general, supporting the needs of the office. Contrary to popular belief, she is not the lady from “The Weakest Link.”
  • Becky Murdock
    Campus Experience and Events Manager
    Becky plans events like APU All Access, New Student Receptions, and the Trustees’ Banquet. She does it with creativity and the desire to make the visitors” time on campus an informative and pleasant experience. She also arranges housing for visitors wanting a night in the residence halls and breakfast in the cafeteria with an APU student. Becky is one very busy gal!
  • Lindy Morris
    Processing Associate
    Lindy stays very busy at work interacting with the Office of the Undergraduate Registrar on processing transfer evaluations and notifying students when they are complete. She also works with several other offices on campus processing those ever-important tuition and housing deposits, test scores, and nursing applications. Lindy is very efficient, very focused, and keeps your files moving.
  • Charlene Osborne
    Admissions Assistant
    Charlene is the counselor’s favorite person, next to the students, of course. As the admissions assistant she supports all of the counseling staff with letters, postcards, APU All Access registration, and scholarship applications. You may even occasionally see her helping out at the front desk. She is a wiz on the computer, very organized, enjoys the craziness in the office, and loves Starbucks coffee to keep her going throughout the day.
  • Gina Prust
    Assistant Director of Admissions Information and Data
    Gina has been the assistant director of admissions information and data for several years now and we couldn’t get along without her. Her team processes all of the inquiries we receive requesting applications, financial aid information and catalogs, as well as mailing out those very welcome acceptance letters! Thousands of pieces of correspondence to students and parents are sent each semester, so if you receive something in the mail, remember, it probably came from someone on Gina’s team.
  • Katie Ruggles
    Application Processing Coordinator
    As our application processing coordinator, Katie manages to keep everything running smoothly. She processes thousands of applications, plus all of the additional material that we receive to complete your files. She figures your GPA, supervises our student workers, and, in general, keeps the momentum going. We really depend on her to make sure you get the information you need at the rate you need it.
  • Karen Schabow
    Client Services Supervisor
    Karen is the first friendly face to greet you when you come to the office. She sets up appointments with the counselors and campus visits for our guests. She and her staff are very helpful, and they make sure you contact just the right person. She answers hundreds of questions each week and I’ll bet she can answer yours. Give her a call or come by; our office opens at 8:30 a.m.
  • Kristin Shepherd
    Application Processing Clerk

    Kristin processes the applications and gets them to our counselors so they can give you a call. She also helps with many other projects including maintenance of our databases. Co-workers attribute her feverous work ethic to the perpetual sugar rush she maintains. This girl is a candy fanatic!

  • Lynnette Barnes
    Processing Coordinator
    Lynnette responds to each inquiry we get from our prospective students by providing the information they requested. She also supports our counselors while they travel, getting their material to them where and when they need it. She has a lot of energy and manages to keep things organized and running smoothly. If she looks a little familiar, you may have seen her once or twice on stage in a presentation at your local community theater.